SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21
Launched
December 6, 2020 · 16:17 UTC
Image: SpaceX
Summary
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on December 6, 2020 at 16:17 UTC. It was SpaceX's 114th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 6,025th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight and the 24th this year. Booster B1058 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dragon CRS-21, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 219 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cargo Dragon C208 (C208). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- B1058 · flight 4 · Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship at Of Course I Still Love You · landed209/217 landed here · 61 days after its previous flight, Starlink 12 · 623 km downrange
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 45th Falcon 9 Block 5 flight · 24th this yearSpaceX's 114th launch26th this yearhumanity's 6,025th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cargo Dragon C208 (C208)
C208 is the first Cargo Dragon 2 and was launched as part of the CRS-21 mission.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 38 days
- Docked December 7, 2020 at Harmony zenith
The Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying scientific research and station hardware.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dragon CRS-21 · NORAD 47233 · 2020-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-093A
- Epoch
- 2020-12-06 16:40:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26494178 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014625
- Inclination
- 51.6465°
- Ascending node
- 215.3382°
- Arg. of perigee
- 15.3191°
- Mean anomaly
- 95.0108°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components
- Dragon CRS-21 · NORAD 47233 · docked December 7, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SpaceX will launch the first cargo variant of its Dragon 2 spacecraft on their 21st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support more than 250 science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
124th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 10th this year · 181st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 6, 11:17 AM EST, in daylight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 launch?
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 launched on December 6, 2020 at 16:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21?
Coverage: CRS-21 Mission; Watch SpaceX Launch Cargo & Supplies to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21?
Falcon 9 Block 5, flown by SpaceX. Falcon 9 Block 5 spec sheet
Where did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Dec 6, 11:17 AM EST local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster B1058 flew for the 4th time and landed at Of Course I Still Love You.
What orbit did Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 reach?
Dragon CRS-21, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 219 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Dragon CRS-2 SpX-21 part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services